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TGPSC Group III: Telangana State Movement, Formation and State-Specific Issues

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Telangana State Movement, Formation and State-Specific Issues

Domain 2: Telangana State Movement, State Formation and State-Specific Issues

This domain tests the statehood movement, the formation of Telangana, and the economy, society, culture, heritage and policies that shape the state. Expect timeline questions, cause-and-effect questions and scheme-identification questions.

Core timeline and issues

  • Hyderabad State was ruled by the Nizam and merged into the Indian Union in 1948 through the police action. In 1956, Andhra State and Telangana were merged to form Andhra Pradesh after the States Reorganisation Commission and the Gentlemen's Agreement.
  • The 1969 Telangana agitation and the Telangana Praja Samithi demanded safeguards; the 1972 Jai Andhra movement was a counter-mobilisation. The 1973 Six-Point Formula provided measures on education, employment and regional development.
  • The Telangana Rashtra Samithi was founded in 2001. The 2009 indefinite hunger strike by K. Chandrashekar Rao intensified the demand. Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, and Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014, the appointed day.
  • State-specific issues include Krishna and Godavari water sharing, irrigation projects such as Kaleshwaram, tank restoration under Mission Kakatiya, drinking water under Mission Bhagiratha, farm investment support under Rythu Bandhu, and industrial single-window clearance under TS-iPASS.
  • Cultural identity includes Bathukamma, Bonalu, the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, Kakatiya heritage and the Ramappa Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021.

Worked example

Question: What is the constitutional basis for creating Telangana? Reason: Parliament forms new states under Article 3 by law. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 gave effect to the bifurcation, and the appointed day was 2 June 2014. The 2013-14 bill process is not the formation date.

Traps that cost marks

Do not confuse Andhra State of 1953 with Andhra Pradesh of 1956. Do not date Telangana's formation to the bill's introduction or passage. Distinguish Mulki rules from the Six-Point Formula, and avoid reducing a mass movement to a single leader.